This past weekend my junior high school had 文化祭, or Culture Day. It was an all-day event with so many things to see around the entire school :) The students and teachers put in countless hours of practice, preparation and planning to ensure that it would be memorable and impressive. Many of the teachers didn't leave until midnight the night before to see that final preparations were finished- lots of dedication right there!
The musical program was held inside the gym and the entire program was done twice- once for the students and a second time for the parents because there was not enough room for all the students and the parents to watch at once. The brass band played various pieces and although I have never been a huge fan of band concerts, I was blown away by the numbers that the students played. Everyone was in sync and there was even a short skit performed by a few of the 3rd year students. Some also had solos and spotlights (directed by students as well) were shown on them when they stood up halfway through the piece to do their solo. After the brass band finished, the 1st and 2nd place winners from each grade level from 音コン (held earlier this week) sang their class song.
音コン is a singing competition where every homeroom sang two songs: the song that their grade level sang and another song that was only done by their homeroom. They were judged based on on numerous criteria and the winners were announced at the end of each grade level. The 1st and 2nd place winners of each grade level went on to sing at Culture Day. To say that I was impressed would be an understatement. I have never participated in a singing contest before while I was at school so it was very memorable and exciting to watch :)
The PTA chorus comprised of a handful of mothers had their stage time as well when they sang a few songs and the teachers went onstage to sing the last song with them as a surprise. The students definitely got a kick out of that and really enjoyed seeing their teachers singing :) A play was put on by many of the 3rd year students and their theme for this year was "peace" to coincide with their class trip to Nagasaki. The costumes, stage props and dialogue only added to their spectacular acting. The play was well balanced with humorous lines as well as more serious, somber tones and emotions. It was so much fun to see a different side of the students that I have never seen before :]
Many classrooms displayed a variety of work that the students had done earlier during the school year as well as during summer vacation.
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Newspaper article that the 2 年students created during summer vacation
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Drawings of famous people done by 1年 students
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| Self-portraits by the 3年 students |
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Cups and memory books made by the 3年 students during and after their trip to Nagasaki
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| Tsuru made for the play and a school-wide effort. Everyone helped! :) |
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Handmade by some of the PTA mothers. I wanted to eat them!! :]
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| Just one of the many amazing things made by the Home Economics club |
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| Made purely out of colored sand on sticky paper by the art club. I'm left speechless every time I see it. |
A long, but memorable, fun and exciting-filled day! Thank you so much for reading and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend :)
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